mattyadj.

Brit.

/ˈmati/, U.S.

/ˈmædi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mat n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < mat n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Surv. Eng. Dial. records main sense, with specific reference to hair, from Lancashire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Dorset, and Gloucestershire.

Esp. of hair: matted, tangled. Of an animal or person: having matted hair.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > close texture > [adjective] > matted

matty1714

matted1839

felty1846

1714 ‘N. Ironside’ Another Orig. Canto of Spencer 10 A ghastly Villein in the Portal stood, With Eyes deep-sunken and thick matty Hair.

1820 J. Clare Poems Rural Life (ed. 3) 141 And brush the weaving branches by Of briars and thorns so matty.

1899 Bulletin (Sydney) 4 Mar. 14/4 A cobbler is a dirty, matty, hard-to-shear sheep.

1923 Daily Mail 8 June 4 (advt.) Alas for the hair on the head..how long it gets, and not only long but matty.

1986 O. P. Adisa Bake-Face & Other Guava Stories 55 He was seen walking and talking to himself, his hair matty and his skin black from dirt.

Compounds

matty-haired adj. rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > tangled

tattered1340

unkempt?a1439

dishevelc1450

tatty1513

tautyc1560

feltered1567

dishevelled1582

elf-locked1647

tatted1716

tauted1786

matty-haired1824

tangle-haired1861

draggle-haired1865

tangle-headed1884

waulked1894

natty1974

1824 J. Symmons tr. Æschylus Agamemnon 52 And, matty-hair'd, our soldiers look'd like beasts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	matty
释义	mattyadj. Brit. /ˈmati/, U.S. /ˈmædi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mat n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < mat n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Surv. Eng. Dial. records main sense, with specific reference to hair, from Lancashire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Dorset, and Gloucestershire. Esp. of hair: matted, tangled. Of an animal or person: having matted hair. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > close texture > [adjective] > matted matty1714 matted1839 felty1846 1714 ‘N. Ironside’ Another Orig. Canto of Spencer 10 A ghastly Villein in the Portal stood, With Eyes deep-sunken and thick matty Hair. 1820 J. Clare Poems Rural Life (ed. 3) 141 And brush the weaving branches by Of briars and thorns so matty. 1899 Bulletin (Sydney) 4 Mar. 14/4 A cobbler is a dirty, matty, hard-to-shear sheep. 1923 Daily Mail 8 June 4 (advt.) Alas for the hair on the head..how long it gets, and not only long but matty. 1986 O. P. Adisa Bake-Face & Other Guava Stories 55 He was seen walking and talking to himself, his hair matty and his skin black from dirt. Compounds matty-haired adj. rare ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > tangled tattered1340 unkempt?a1439 dishevelc1450 tatty1513 tautyc1560 feltered1567 dishevelled1582 elf-locked1647 tatted1716 tauted1786 matty-haired1824 tangle-haired1861 draggle-haired1865 tangle-headed1884 waulked1894 natty1974 1824 J. Symmons tr. Æschylus Agamemnon 52 And, matty-hair'd, our soldiers look'd like beasts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1714
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